ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90034
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 1940 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L6684 |
| MSN: | BQ-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East Close, Rainham, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Hornchurch |
Blenheim L6684/S: Took off at 15:55 hrs on a Training flight. 11/11/1940
At 16:43 hrs afternoon a crashed at East Close, Rainham, Essex.
The aircraft was approaching the aerodrome from the south when its port engine failed, causing it to crash into East Close.
Crew:
F/Sgt (748574) Albert Frederick Charles SAUNDERS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (938521) John William DAVIES (WOp/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 45)
2. http://600squadronassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/The-Right-of-The-Line-Jun-2012_sm.pdf
3. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2413161/davies,-john-william/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2429632/saunders,-albert-frederick-charles/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2011 23:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 14:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 14:39 | Nepa | Updated [Registration] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 17:21 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 19:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-May-2019 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 12:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2021 15:55 | Jay | Updated [Date, Time] |
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